by Colin Thomas | Nov 15, 2011 | Review
When I work on novels and screenplays, I often work with the three-act structure. It’s a useful tool that can really help to focus and enliven your story. Check out the template below and feel free to apply it to your work. If the template doesn’t make...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 26, 2011 | Review
The best show in town right now is Re: Union at Pacific Theatre. Amazingly, it’s playwright Sean Devine’s first produced play. He based it on a historical incident from 1965, in which a young Quaker protesting American involvement in the Vietnam War,...
by Colin Thomas | Aug 7, 2011 | Review
Substantive editors such as myself help writers to structure their stories. For full-length manuscripts, I work a lot with a three-act model. The three-act model breaks down pretty simply. In Act 1, we find out what the ordinary world of the protagonist (the hero) is...
by Colin Thomas | Dec 6, 1997 | Review
A few years ago, I was talking with a local director in a theatre lobby. I had recently given a show of his a mixed review and, as we spoke, he became so enraged that I braced myself for a blow to the head. He and I had already had an extended and difficult...
